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Nov 30, 2010

Why I would much rather go to NCAA Football games than NFL games

I would much rather go to NCAA Football games than NFL games.  Rick Reilly has a good article right here about going to NFL games:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5867055

The crowd at NCAA games is mostly alumni.  Which means they are smart (logical, rational, educated, respectful, etc.).  They don't act like morons and have the emotional stability of a 14 year old girl who just got dumped.  I know there are student sections at each NCAA game, but they are controlled and regulated (otherwise students get kicked out of school and lose all their tuition money).  Most fans at NFL games are lower class meatballs.  It's a terrible environment at NFL games.  It's rather unsafe and right now I would never take my son to a NFL game.

Also, NCAA games are on Saturdays so  you don't feel burned out going back to work on Monday.  You're not just going to visit a stadium, but a heritage and most likely a beautiful campus.  I would much rather get my son hooked on a fine learning institution than an environment that promotes debauchery and assault.  The NCAA experience is much much better than the NFL experience.  As well, tickets are less expensive, the environment is funner and safer, and you're not supporting a terrible environment.

The NFL has to make some big changes, and fast, otherwise they will limit their target audience to thugs and drunks.  Well...maybe that's their goal, soccer is the world's most popular sport after all...

Nov 19, 2010

Great article about "Like A Bosh"

If you've heard about that "like a Bosh" nonsense and believe it, then you don't know basketball.  Let's start to help you out by reading this article:

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/miamiheat/post/_/id/1468/bosh-thriving-with-fewer-touches

I'll post some other thoughts on the comments section.  For those that care to be informed/educated and not ignorant.

Nov 18, 2010

Cleveland Cavalier fans are hypocritical

Where were all the Cleveland fans before Lebron?

In 2003 the Cleveland Cavaliers averaged 11'000 fans per game.  I realize people don't want to watch a bad team, but at the same time no superstar wants to be surrounded by a bad team.  Especially after 7 seasons with Cleveland including already re-signing once after Cleveland promised to surround him with a good team.

After Cleveland got Lebron, they averaged 21'000 fans per game in 2004.  The fact is the fans were conditionally loyal (which is exactly what Lebron is;  i.e. Lebron said he would do a 3rd deal with Cleveland if they surrounded him with the right guys).

So, it's ok for a fan base to be conditionally loyal, but not a player?  (a 25 year old kid).  And how can the owner Dan Gilbert be castrating Lebron for lack of loyalty when he himself tried to hire away Tom Izzo.  That's hypocritical.  If you are for loyalty then you would never try to recruit Tom Izzo away from Michigan State.

Cleveland has a very short memory.  They react to what they last saw (just like our general sports society).  It's funny how that works.  We demand loyalty but we're conditionally loyal ourselves...